ok so least perimiter area=legnth timew width 32=area 32=LW from experience, I know that the closer L is to W, the smaller the perimiter so set L=W (this makes it a square and this is allowed since a square is a rectangle)
32=L^2=W^2 take square root √32=L=W 4√2=L perimiter=2L+2W L=W perimiter=2L+2L p=4L
The factors are 2,16,1,32,4 and 8.
If it was 2 by 16, the perimeter would be 36.
If it was 1 by 32, the perimeter would be 66.
If it was 4 by 8, the perimeter would be 24.
The smallest number is 24 so the smallest the perimeter could be is 24cm.
